-Sethu Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 At Joe's Service Center in Altadena, California, it was worth the wait. A single ticket sold at the Los Angeles-area convenience store won the record-breaking $2.04 billion Powerball drawing Tuesday – a historic drawing for a jumbo jackpot that was delayed for almost 10 hours, testing the patience of lottery lovers everywhere. "We want to thank all of our community members that always come that are dedicated to this station," said owner Joe Chahayed Jr. at a Tuesday press conference. "They truly believe in luck and they truly believe that some things are just deserved to be." The winning numbers were 10-33-41-47-56 and the Powerball was 10. No winner has come forward yet, but the service center basked in the $1 million bonus for selling the golden ticket. The largest lottery prize ever climbed to $2.04 billion on Tuesday morning, and the lump sum for the jackpot was at $997.6 million. In addition to the jackpot-winning ticket, 22 tickets worth $1 million that matched all five numbers except the Powerball were sold in 16 states, Powerball officials said. Monday's highly anticipated drawing was delayed because a participating lottery was still processing its sales and play data, the Multi-State Lottery Association said. As soon as the required procedures were completed by the one outstanding lottery, the drawing proceeded just before 9 a.m. Tuesday. The delay was likely because of a two-part verification system of ticket sales that uses an outside vendor to ensure all is in order before the game’s numbers are drawn, said Terry Rich, a former director of the Iowa Lottery who also served on the Powerball board. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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